19th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2019
The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are happy to announce that the 19th Henry
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3rd MM National Moot Court Competition, 17th to 19th October, 2019
Department of Law , Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana – Ambala in organizing “3rd MM National Moot Court Competition-2019 on 17th to
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Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Amendment Rules, 2019
G.S.R. 574(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of
Continue readingP&H HC | Amount of compensation for motor accident claim to be calculated according to minimum wage prevalent in the State
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ritu Bahri, J. allowed the petition and modified the award according to the prevalent rate in accordance
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HP HC | “Silence amounts to acceptance”; Held, long period of silence and inaction on the part of petitioner amounts to acquiescence and estoppel
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. contemplated a writ petition where the relief sought by the petitioner was ‘that the
Continue readingKar HC | ‘Nurses’ cannot be categorized as ‘medical practitioners’ under Karnataka Medical Registration Act
Karnataka High Court: B. Veerappa, J. allowed a petition filed by two nurses for quashing of an order whereby they were held
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2019 SCC Vol. 7 August 7, 2019 Part 1
Criminal Trial — Sentence — Death sentence — Rarest of rare case — Post-conviction mental illness of accused/death row convict: Mental illness
Continue readingCentral Govt. constitutes — Advisory Committee– in exercise of powers conferred by S. 5 of Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
S.O. 2948(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
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MCA amends provisions related to Differential Voting Rights under Companies Act
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the provisions relating to issue of shares with Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) provisions under the
Continue readingDel HC | Discrepancy of not filing “leave to defend” under Or. 37 R. 3(5) in response to summary suit could be ignored in interest of justice
Delhi High court: Vibhu Bhkaru, J. dismissed a revision petition filed under Section 115 CPC impugning an order passed by the Additional District
Continue readingFour New Products get Geographical Indication Tag
Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently registered 4 new GIs. PalaniPanchamirtham from Palani
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Transfer of Regulation of Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to Reserve Bank of India
The Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 (23 of 2019) has amended the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 conferring certain powers for regulation of
Continue readingP&H HC | No discrimination between grant of revisional pay scale when State had already decided to equate pay scale of certain post
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sindhu, JJ. dismissed the writ petition on the
Continue readingMP HC | Non-filing of certificate under S. 65-B of Evidence Act on an earlier occasion can be excused if it is filed at a later stage during trial
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Dubey, J., upheld the decision of the Trial Court and rejected a petition filed under Section
Continue readingUtt HC | ‘Comprehensive policy’ covers liability of insurer for payment of compensation in cases of car accidents; such claims are not barred by S. 167 of MV Act
Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. remanded a matter pertaining to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and directed them to decide on
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HP HC | S. 311 CrPC not limited only for benefit of accused; Held, Court is not barred to summon witness merely because evidence supports prosecution case
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. entertained a criminal revision petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of the order
Continue readingP&H HC | Bail granted on grounds of parity with co-accused and investigation qua applicant already completed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Manoj Bajaj, J., allowed a regular bail application on the ground that the co-accused was also on
Continue readingJhar HC | Hearing delinquent employee necessary where disciplinary authority defers from finding of enquiry officer
Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. quashed the order which inflicted the punishment of non-payment of the salary of petitioner for
Continue readingCBDT takes steps to ensure transparency in Tax Administration by bringing in concept of DIN
With a view to bringing greater transparency in the functioning of the tax-administration and improvement in service delivery, almost all notices and
Continue readingMP HC | Without regularization, held, permanent employees will only receive minimum of the pay-scale but no increments
Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., directed the respondents to give the benefits of a classified permanent employee to the petitioner.
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